“Security BSides Las Vegas is happy to announce our sponsorship of
Tripwire VERT’s cybersecurity Capture the Flag contest. We thank
our longtime friends and sponsors at Tripwire for offering us the
opportunity to help advance the craft of cybersecurity through this
event.”

As cyber security issues have taken center stage around the globe,
organizations are struggling with a worldwide
shortage of information security experts. To meet this growing
demand, cyber security experts need both theoretical and practical
education opportunities. Tripwire’s contest seeks to inspire and mentor
current and future cyber security experts as well as provide an
opportunity to learn new skills that will make them more competitive in
the global job market.

Tripwire’s award-winning Vulnerability and Exposure Research Team (VERT)
will host the competition. The grand prize winner will receive BSides
Las Vegas and DEF
CON 23 badges, two lunch tickets for the BSides Chill-Out café,
accommodation at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas between August
3-5, 2015, and a $500 gift card for travel expenses. Sponsors for the
contest include Independent Security Evaluators (ISE)
and BSides
Las Vegas.

“In recent years the demand for skilled security analysts has
skyrocketed far beyond the supply. Although many students want to learn
about security from all sides, universities tend to focus on the
defensive aspects of security while categorizing offensive security
knowledge as a black art. These skills go hand in hand, and security
conferences such as DEF CON give researchers an opportunity to share
this knowledge openly. The competition will have something for everyone,
with several flags of increasing difficulty. Students who are looking to
walk away with the grand prize should brush up on common web
vulnerabilities, encoding techniques and back-end technologies that are
prevalent on the Internet.”

"Security BSides Las Vegas is happy to announce our sponsorship of
Tripwire VERT’s cybersecurity Capture the Flag contest. We thank
our longtime friends and sponsors at Tripwire for offering us the
opportunity to help advance the craft of cybersecurity through this
event."

Jack Daniel, co-founder of Security BSides

"Capture the Flag contests are a great way for students interested in
security to apply what they've learned in the classroom to a real-world
challenge. Companies like ISE value this type of experience when hiring
because it can speak to both technical skills as well as desired soft
skills like discipline, motivation and problem solving."